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Hope for quicker and more accurate endometriosis diagnosis
Researchers will investigate whether a 20-minute imaging scan with an experimental imaging marker can detect the most common types of...
Conference Coverage
Can lasers be used to measure nerve sensitivity in the skin?
A device is being developed that uses an erbium laser to conduct in vivo exposures, records each subject’s perception of stimulus, and maps the...
Literature Review
Using anti-inflammatory drugs may prolong back pain
“Inflammation occurs for a reason, and it looks like it’s dangerous to interfere with it.”
Conference Coverage
Inadequate pain relief in OA, high opioid use before TKA
Rates of inadequate pain relief in knee and hip OA, and high opioid use before total knee replacement surgery were reported in separate studies at...
News
FDA, DEA pushed to make gabapentin a controlled substance to stop ‘widespread misuse’
There is “substantial evidence of widespread misuse” of gabapentin, plausibly helped by “extraordinary levels of off-label prescribing.”
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‘Encouraging’ new national data on chronic pain management
Most U.S. adults opt for nondrug and nonopioid approaches to manage their chronic pain, new national data show.
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Updated endometriosis guidelines emphasize less laparoscopy, more hormone therapy
The first update in 7 years includes more than 100 best practice recommendations and highlights research gaps.
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Researchers eye cannabis for gynecologic pain
Counseling patients about cannabis products will remain a challenge until federal policies permit more research, doctors say.
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Therapeutic aquatic exercise superior to physical therapy for back pain in study
Therapeutic aquatic exercise proved more beneficial than physical therapy in relieving symptoms and disability caused by chronic back pain.
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FDA approves combo pill for severe, acute pain
Seglentis contains 56 mg of celecoxib and 44 mg of tramadol.